Numurkah, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian

History and Architecture:

The land for the church buildings was given by Mr John Gray. In August, 1902, land on the North side was purchased and in October 1910, the church acquired a small strip of land on the West side.

There is no definite record of the erection of St. Andrew's but it appears to have been built in 1885 at a cost of £500. A porch was added in 1897 and the apse in 1913. At the Annual Congregation meeting on March 24th, 1958, the recommendation was carried that the church building be enlarged by the addition of 10 feet to the nave, two transepts and two vestries, to meet the needs of the growing congregation. This was to be acted upon in years later. The property on the East side of the church, where the manse now stands, was purchased in 1959. Later, in 1966, land of the North of the church was sold to the Shire as an extension of Queen Street. However, this extension did not eventuate, so the land was repurchased by Mr and Mrs Herb Prentice and donated back to the church.

On January 1 1882, at the Presbytery meeting in Seymour the Home Mission Committee agreed to grant £1.00 per week for thirteen weeks to a Mr Marshall to preach. During July of 1883 Rev W Thomson being Moderator of Numerkah asked that a call be made for a Minister for the chargedeclaring that the people were prepared to give a stipend of £250 per year with house and use of horse and buggy, hoping ten to raise £300 after the first year.

In 2015 a suspicious fire damaged a large part of the church.

A plaque reads, " 1882 - 1982 To the Glory of God to commemorate 100 years of Christian worship and witness at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Numurkah. Unveiled by Moderator Rev E.R. Pearsons 17-10-82".